| Description |
xxii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-378) and index. |
| Contents |
Cast of characters -- A Barcelona lexicon -- A note on the text -- Part 1. Inside the Cathedral. Introduction: Barça and me -- Who's who in the house of Barça -- Part 2. The Architect. The man who talked on the ball -- FC Barcelona-from an original idea by Johan Cruyff -- The choreographer -- Cruyff: My part in his downfall -- Part 3. The Golden Age, 2008-2015. Shorties at boarding school: More than a youth academy -- How does he do It? Understanding Lionel Messi -- High style, 2008-2012 -- Part 4. Meet the Talent. Define "talent" -- The talent rules -- How the talent lives -- Eat, play, sleep: The talent and the private chefs -- Part 5. The Cathedral Crumbles. Misadventures in the transfer market -- Everyone becomes the Masia -- More than a club? -- Messi's club -- Epilogue -- Thanks/Gràcies -- Eating with Barça: A recipe. |
| Summary |
"With rare and unrivaled access, bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper tells the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful club in the world-and how that era is now ending"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Futbol Club Barcelona -- History.
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Soccer teams -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History.
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Sports teams -- Economic aspects -- Spain -- Barcelona.
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Michels, Rinus, 1928-
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Cruyff, Johan, 1947-2016.
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Messi, Lionel, 1987-
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Nationalism -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History.
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Nationalism and sports -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History.
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Catalonia (Spain) -- Politics and government.
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Cruyff, Johan, 1947-2016. (OCoLC)fst00226911
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Messi, Lionel, 1987- (OCoLC)fst01915358
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Michels, Rinus, 1928- (OCoLC)fst00494388
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Futbol Club Barcelona. (OCoLC)fst01688247
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Nationalism. (OCoLC)fst01033832
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Nationalism and sports. (OCoLC)fst01033894
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Soccer teams. (OCoLC)fst01122234
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Sports teams -- Economic aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01130782
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Spain -- Barcelona.
(OCoLC)fst01204531
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Spain -- Catalonia.
(OCoLC)fst01206043
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Barça complex |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Kuper, Simon. Barcelona complex New York : Penguin Press, 2021 9780593297728 (DLC) 2021021666 |
| ISBN |
9780593297711 (hardcover) |
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0593297717 (hardcover) |
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9780593297728 electronic book |
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